Kenan Yildiz scored the only goal to give Juventus a winning start of life under Igor Tudor, while delivering Genoa 1-0 at the Allianz Stadium.
The Bianconeri moved back to a point of fourth place Bologna, who were also 1-0 victors in Venezia on Saturday.
Tudor – A double Serie A winner at Juve during his playing career – replaced Thiago Motta during the international break, after heavy defeats against Atalanta and Fiorentina followed the outputs of the club of the Champions League and Coppa Italia.
Morten Frendrup went early for the visitors before the hosts took the lead in the 25th minute.
Yildiz drove into the box and hit a challenge before he shot Genoa -goalkeeper Nicola Leali from a tight corner.
The side of Patrick Vieira was looking for a reaction after the break, but closest they came in the 54th minute and closest to leveling Andrea Pinamonti volley.
Timothy Weah should have brought the result to bed in a stopping time, but his efforts immediately directed to Leali after a counter. Nevertheless, the only goal was enough to get the hosts back to winning ways.
7 – Kenan #yildiz (seven goals, born on May 4, 2005) Moise Kean (Zeven) was the player with the most goals scored for Juventus in the Serie A before he was 20 years old in the age of three points for a victory. Teen. #Juveenoa #seriea pic.twitter.com/99wosqa45m
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Data Debrief: Yildiz corresponds to Kean
Tudor became the first Juve coach to win his opening match after replacing a manager during a current season since Ciro Ferrara in May 2009.
Yildiz was the hero, with the 19-year-old equal to Moise Kean for the most Serie A goals that were scored for Juventus before he turned 20 during the era of three points per win (both seven).
On the other hand, the Bianconeri stopped this season for their 15th league -clean leaf, at least two more than any other side in the Big Five European competitions.
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